Orbit Reader 20 Plus –FAQ Version 0.2
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To open an input field in the Buffer mode, press ’Select + Down Arrow’. Once open, a cursor
indicates that you can start entering text. Press Dot 8 to send the entire block of text to an “edit
text field” on the remote device. Note that nothing happens when you send a text with no edit
box open. Press Select to cancel the action and exit the Buffer mode, without sending any text.
Q. What is the difference between BRF and BRL files?
A - BRF is Formatted Braille Files, while BRL is unformatted. On the Orbit Reader,
both files behave similarly.
Q –What is the procedure to select text with the Orbit Reader 20 Plus?
A- You can only copy and paste text if you are in the Editor. So, if you are just reading a book, this
will not work.
So, for all the below, you must be in the Editor.
To copy and paste:
First, move to the point where you want to start copying. You can use any of the navigation
commands, such as panning, cursor keys, Find command, etc.
Next, from the Context menu (Select key) choose Mark (M).
Orbit Reader 20 should say Mark set.
Now navigate to where you want to stop copying, again use any navigation commands.
Copy, Cut and Paste are all in the Context menu (Select key), so choose them as appropriate.
A copy will take a copy leaving the original intact. Cut will take a copy and delete it from the
original. Paste will add the cotonto your current document.
Q –How to convert RTF files for Orbit Reader 20 Plus?
A -If you have Word, you could save the RTF files as Word Docx files and then
use Braille Blaster or, use WordPad and perhaps save as plain text.
Q. Can we open any file format in the Orbit Reader 20 Plus device?
A. The supported file format is TXT, BRF and BRL and BRA other than any other
format of the file can open and the content will be in computer braille however any
other format may not be understandable.
Q. How do you navigate by characters, words, and lines when writing in an
editable text field?
A. You can press space + Dots 2 3 or Space + Dots 5 6 (Rotor settings) to navigate
characters, words, and lines. Once characters, word, or line is announced by
